gladiate

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adjective

Sword-shaped.

“The leaves of the iris and gladiolus are gladiate.”

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Meanings

gladiate1

adjectivegladiate (comparative more gladiate, superlative most gladiate)

comparative more gladiate · superlative most gladiate

  1. biologySword-shaped.

    The leaves of the iris and gladiolus are gladiate.

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verbgladiate (third-person singular simple present gladiates, present participle gladiating, simple past and past participle gladiated)

present singular third person gladiates · participle present gladiating · participle past gladiated · past gladiated

  1. To fight as a gladiator, to digladiate.

    You could try and take us (oh, oh), but we're the gladiators (oh, oh) […] We gladiate, but I guess we're really fighting ourselves […]

    2013, Lorde, Glory and Gore: Pure Heroine

Origin

gladiate · adjective

From Latin gladius (“sword”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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gladiate · verb

Back-formation from gladiator with -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Translations

Bulgarian мечовиден
  • мечовиден (mečoviden)(botany) sword-shaped
Cite this entry
APA

gladiate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gladiate

MLA

“gladiate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gladiate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gladiate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gladiate.

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